As I sit at my gate at Austin Bergstrom waiting to board the plane to New York, I realize that my mind is surprisingly calm. After three days of furious packing, last minute trip planning, and countless tearful goodbyes, I think my brain is a bit exhausted. There’s only so much love and heartache it can take.
Some have said it’s ironic that today is my birthday, but I find it to be very appropriate. I couldn’t ask for a better departure from this city. My memories of college are void of any bitterness or regret, and instead, filled with love and contentment. Plus I know that the people I have met and gotten to know along the way will always be in my life, whether it be through external contact or through the internal imprint they have made on my character. I’d have to say, that’s a pretty good birthday present.
So here’s a big “Thank You!” and “See Ya Later!” to all of my friends who, like me, are starting new chapters in their lives. It may seem scary, but I have faith that we all can succeed in taking the next step. I’ll leave you with a quote (since I seem to like doing that) that helped me when I seemed unsure of what I was doing:
“It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.” – Alan Cohen
And since this blog post has been full of SAPPINESS, I’ll also leave you with DOUBLE RAINBOW!!
